Korean-Canadian conductor Earl Lee has been tapped as the new assistant conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His two-year term begins next season, with his first podium appearance slated for the summer of 2022 at Tanglewood. Subscription … » Read

A sudden and sobering announcement arrived this morning. “After a series of tests, Michael Tilson Thomas was diagnosed with a brain tumor that required an immediate operation. The operation at the UCSF Medical Center was successful. He is … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony has fired Emily Skala, its controversial principal flutist, in the orchestra for 33 years. “Ms. Skala has had discipline imposed upon her over these past few months,” noted Peter Kjome, the BSO’s president … » Read

Bill Chandler, who started his career as a violinist in the Houston Symphony after earning his master’s degree from Rice University, is to be the new chief executive of the BBC Concert Orchestra. He succeeds Andrew Connolly, who stepped … » Read

Georgian-French pianist Khatia Buniatishvili, formerly with Columbia Artists, has signed with Arabella Arts for North American representation. Arabella’s two principals, Stefana Atlas and Samantha Scully, also were with Columbia, which … » Read

As Vasily Petrenko assumes his new role as music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), which is celebrating its 75 th anniversary, more than just music is on his mind. In an interview with the PA news agency, the 45-year-old Russian … » Read

Has Camille Saint-Saëns been “shamefully neglected and overlooked?” Stephen Moss, writing for The Guardian , certainly thinks so. This year marks the centenary of the death of this prolific French composer—his oeuvre … » Read

After a year as associate artistic director of the Public Theater, Shanta Thake is to take the top artistic position at Lincoln Center, overseeing its various series and festivals. The position has been vacant since Jane Moss departed in 2020. In … » Read

Joseph Conyers, a 2018 MA Top 30 Professional and assistant bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is to be director of the Young Artists Orchestra of BUTI—the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (for high school music … » Read

Thus far this summer, the Salzburg Festival has seemed immune to the pandemic, save for one patron having tested positive for Covid-19 and the ensuing flurry of contact tracing. Still, with the Austrian government firmly in its camp, the … » Read